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• ‘More than a game’: Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter crosses U.S. border after years

  The Turkish government revoked his passport in 2017, and so he had not travelled outside the United States for years.

  Canada

  Dec 25, 2019
  
• Why Istanbul’s new mayor could be a threat to Turkish President Erdogan

  Ekrem Imamoglu won the coveted role of Istanbul mayor with a simple slogan: "Everything will be great."

  World

  Jun 25, 2019
  
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• Tayyip Erdogan tightens grip on Turkey with more firings, media outlets closed

  Turkey dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with terrorist organizations and Fethullah Gulen.

  World

  Oct 30, 2016
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• Turkey’s Erdogan brings military more under government control in new decree

  The decree gives the president and prime minister the authority to issue direct orders to the commanders of the army, air force and navy.

  World

  Jul 31, 2016
• ‘I don’t think we have come to the end of it yet’: PM continues mass firings in Turkey

  The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it has fired nearly 22,000 education ministry workers, mostly teachers, taken steps to revoke the licenses of 21,000 other teachers at private schools.

  World

  Jul 20, 2016
• Wikileaks blocked in Turkey after failed coup

  Access to the Wikileaks website in Turkey has been blocked following a failed coup by Turkish military units.

  Tech

  Jul 20, 2016
• Turkey bombs Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq after failed military coup

  Days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey, the country's jets carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.

  World

  Jul 20, 2016
• Turkey fires 24,000 teachers, police amid crackdown after coup

  Turkey's state-run news agency said Tuesday that courts have ordered 85 generals and admirals jailed pending trial over their roles in a failed coup attempt. Dozens of others were still being questioned.

  World

  Jul 19, 2016
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• Turkey continues purge after failed coup causing tensions to rise with West

  The purging of thousands of alleged plotters of a failed coup raised tensions Monday between Turkey and the West, with U.S. and European officials urging restraint.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2016
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• Turkey purges thousands of police officers and officials following coup attempt

  The Turkish Interior Ministry has fired close to 9,000 personnel across the country, following Friday's foiled coup.

  World

  Jul 18, 2016